The Foundation for Infant Loss Training – Free Training During Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025

Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025 runs from October 9th to October 15th. This annual event aims to raise awareness about pregnancy and baby loss, foster a community for bereaved families, and campaign for improved bereavement care. The week culminates with the #GlobalWaveOfLight on October 15th, where people worldwide light candles to remember babies lost too soon.

What is Baby Loss Awareness Week?
Purpose: To remember babies lost during pregnancy or infancy and to support families affected by baby loss.
Awareness: To highlight the reality and impact of pregnancy and baby loss.
Advocacy: To advocate for better bereavement care and support for families.

The Foundation for Infant Loss Training has been established for many years, offering training to those who support bereaved families. This stems from our founder, Dr. Chantal Fowler Lockey’s, own loss of her daughter Marnie, aged 6 weeks, to SIDS in 2004.

Chantal would like to offer some free of charge training to any ehospice reader.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Training – Course Content

Pregnancy and Infant Loss in the UK including statistics. Is Pregnancy and Infant Loss still a taboo?
Types of Loss
Why does a baby die?
Marnie’s story: A mother’s perspective of losing her baby to SIDS aged 6 weeks
The emotional impact on families
Grief and likely behaviours
Front line care: A geographical lottery? Examples of excellent bereavement care (including bereavement suites, the cold cot, informed choice, the option of taking baby home, the importance of memory making including memory boxes and photography)
What now? Issues surrounding Birth and Death Registration, The Coroner, The Child Death Review, Post Mortem, The Mortuary and The Funeral Directors
Life after loss – The support required – how accessible is support and help?
Dads and Partners: The Forgotten Party?
Supporting Grandparents and children
Anniversaries and Triggers
Support available and organisations that can help
An Awareness session – A snapshot in how different religions and cultural beliefs affect attitudes to baby loss

Should you wish to register for this free of charge training, then please email us at info@foundationforinfantloss.co.uk quoting ehospice. It is recorded training and can be accessed in your own time.